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ST. PAUL, Minn. If only the Wild could play every game on the road. Winners of a franchise-record eight consecutive away games, the Wild returned to Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night and found the full, beautiful arena to be unfriendly yet again. Alex Ovechkin looked right at home, however. The NHL's leading goal scorer struck twice, including the winning goal, as the Washington Capitals took a 3-2 victory against a Wild team that has more road wins (20) than home (19) this season. The Wild frantically attacked the Capitals' net in the final minute with tons of pressure, but Braden Holtby never surrendered the tying goal. The loss was the Wild's fourth in the past six...

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